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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In treating of this truce, the earle of Suffolke aduenturing somewhat vpon his commission, with|out the assent of his associats, imagined, that the next waie to come to a perfect peace, was to contriue a mariage betwéene the French kings kinsewoman, the ladie Margaret daughter to Reiner duke of An|iou, and his souereigne lord king Henrie. This Rei|ner duke of Aniou named himselfe king of Sicill, Naples, and Ierusalem, hauing onlie the name and stile of those realmes; without anie penie, profit, or foot of possession. This mariage was made strange to the earle at the first, and one thing seemed to be a great hinderance to it; which was, bicause the king of England occupied a great part of the duchie of Aniou, and the whole countie of Maine, apperteining (as was alledged) to king Reiner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Suffolke (I cannot saie) either cor|rupted with bribes, or too much affectioned to this vn|profitable mariage, condescended, that the duchie of Aniou and the countie of Maine should be deliuered to the king the brides father, demanding for hir mari|age neither penie nor farthing: as who would saie, that this new affinitie passed all riches, and excelled both gold and pretious stones. And to the intent that of this truce might insue a finall concord, a daie of enteruiew was appointed betwéene the two kings in a place conuenient betwéene Chartres and Rone. When these things were concluded, the earle of Suf|folke with his companie returned into England, where he forgat not to declare what an honourable truce he had taken, out of the which there was a great hope that a finall peace might grow the sooner for that honorable mariage, which he had concluded, omitting nothing that might extoll and set foorth the personage of the ladie, or the nobilitie of hir kinred.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But although this mariage pleased the king and diuerse of his councell,The [...] misliked [...] second [...] of the kings mariage. yet Humfrie duke of Gloce|ster protector of the realme was much against it, al|ledging that it should be both contrarie to the lawes of God, and dishonorable to the prince, if he should breake that promise and contract of mariage, made by ambassadours sufficientlie thereto instructed, with the daughter of the earle of Arminacke, vpon conditions both to him and his realme, as much pro|fitable as honorable. But the dukes words could not be heard, for the earles dooings were onelie liked and allowed. So that for performance of the conclusions, the French king sent the earle of Uandosme, great maister of his house, and the archbishop of Reimes first peere of France, and diuerse other into Eng|land, where they were honorablie receiued; and after that the instruments were once sealed and deliue|red on both parts, the said ambassadours returned againe into their countries with great gifts and re|wards.

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